SDG Awards 2024

Finalist Profile

Welcome to the SDG Awards, a distinguished recognition program honoring the remarkable contributions of individuals, organizations, and initiatives in championing the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Finalist Profile

National Biodigester Programme

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SDG Awards 2024

Category - SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Installed 28,110 biodigesters, providing renewable energy to rural Cambodian households.

➜ Installed 28,110 biodigesters, providing renewable energy to rural Cambodian households.

➜ Reduces fuel expenditures, promoting economic benefits for rural families.

➜ Mitigates methane emissions and reduces deforestation, enhancing environmental health.

1. What is the local impact your organization has achieved regarding your selected SDG? (No Word Limit)

Our biggest impact as an organization is bringing affordable and clean energy (SDG7) to rural farming communities in Cambodia. NBP is the National Biodigester Program of Cambodia, which works to install and maintain household biodigesters. These biodigesters convert animal waste into a clean gas fuel. Once the farmer has installed the biodigester, the whole family can now cook for free, using this safe renewable clean fuel!

2. What is the global impact your organization has achieved regarding your selected SDG? (No Word Limit)

Our organization has provided clean and affordable energy to 30,353 families, with over 139,000 end users. Every biodigester support a whole family with clean and affordable renewable energy. In addition to helping the rural population, our bidigesters also have a big impact on the environment. Every biodigester reduces over 3 tonnes of CO2 per year, through better animal waste management and through the fuel replacement. Because our families no longer need to use firewood for cooking, this also reduces defforestation in Cambodia. All of our data is tracked daily and we have proven through monitoring and verification proven emmisions reductions of over 1 million tonnes of CO2

3. What is the scalability of your innovation and how do you plan to achieve it? (No Word Limit)

Our projects scalable because the initial investment cost is low. The total cost to build and install 1 biodigester is around 800 USD. NBP also subsidizes the cost to the farmers, reducing overall total cost down to 600 USD (subsidy = 200 USD). The project has reached over 30,000 families and continues to grow everyday!

4. What is your organization’s unique strategy for using technology to achieve your selected SDG? (150 Words Limit)

Under its phase IV “Project” NBP continue: (1) building household biodigester in a similar way as its previous phases and (2) working with private sector to promote the installation of biodigester at animal farm (small, medium and large-scale farm) with generator and flaring system for better animal waste management and reducing electricity bill at the farm. The project will: (1) replace traditional cooking devices using fossil fuels or non-renewable biomass with biogas stove, improve the animal waste management and produce organic fertilizer for soil quality improvement at household level; and (2) save electricity bills and fossil fuel and improving AWMS at animal farm. As a result, the project reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

5. What challenges did you encounter while working for your selected SDG, and how did you address them? (150 Words Limit)

Farmers were at first scared to switch from firewood to renewable energy gas. The farmers were simply scared that the gas was somehow harmful to them. Through education and training we have helped farmers understand that the gas from the biodigester is much safer, cleaner and better for the environment than firewood.

6. How did you engage local communities and stakeholders in your work, and what was their feedback? (150 Words Limit)

Yes, we have engages local communities in 17 of 25 provinces in Cambodia. We worked with many different stakeholders including provincial governments, agriculture cooperatives, commune chiefs, and village heads. By presenting our products and services to these community leaders, we were able to increase our impact.

7. Which organizational skills and resources did you use to deliver goods/services without harming the environment or society? (150 Words Limit)

Our project was designed from the beginning with the environmental and community benefits combined. Every biodigester has strong and measurable benefits to both the environment and households. We built a national team of 19 staff at our HQ, which support 43 provincial staff and hundreds of partners.

8. In your view what roles do businesses, governments, and civil society should play in achieving the SDGs, and how can they collaborate effectively? (150 Words Limit)

SDG7 is one of the most important goals, especially in the context of rural farming families. These families are often not part of the largest energy projects around the world. To achieve SDG7 we need to involves all members of civil society, including businesses and the government. We all must take ownership to bring clean energy to everyone!

9. What advice do you have for individuals or organizations aiming to create positive change and support the SDGs? (150 Words Limit)

In order to build long lasting and scalable impact in service of the 2030 SDG agenda, we first need to understand the problem. As they say, fall in love with the problem! NBP has been able to scale to 30,000+ of the most underserved Cambodian families because our service and products solve real everyday problem for small farming and rural households. Our product is able to turn their animal waste into valuable clean renewable energy for everyday cooking.

10. How would winning this SDG Award help you enhance your impact and expand your project? (150 Words Limit)

We have been successful sharing our knowledge and impact story within Cambodia but, we have not been able to share it worldwide. Biodigesters can be a strong solution for other emerging countries to meet there SDG7 targets. Please select NBP and help us connect worldwide with partners, donors, investors and other last-mile distributors!

11. What are your future objectives regarding your selected SDG? (150 Words Limit)

All of our 30,000+ biodigester systems have been for individual small farming households. Cambodia has a major problem with growing/raising enough food to meet its population. Currently up to 50% of food products need to be imported. We want to expand our impact and start helping small farm (with 100-1000 animals). These farms often do not know about the benefits of biodigesters and we want to share our products and services with them. We are also adding a specialized generator set, specifically for farms 100-1000 animals that can use the methane to produce electricity.

SDG Awards 2024

Finalist Profile

Finalist Profile

National Biodigester Programme

About Company

SDG Awards 2024

Category - SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

1. What is the local impact your organization has achieved regarding your selected SDG? (No Word Limit)

2. What is the global impact your organization has achieved regarding your selected SDG? (No Word Limit)

3. What is the scalability of your innovation and how do you plan to achieve it? (No Word Limit)

4. What is your organization’s unique strategy for using technology to achieve your selected SDG? (150 Words Limit)

5. What challenges did you encounter while working for your selected SDG, and how did you address them? (150 Words Limit)

6. How did you engage local communities and stakeholders in your work, and what was their feedback? (150 Words Limit)

7. Which organizational skills and resources did you use to deliver goods/services without harming the environment or society? (150 Words Limit)

8. In your view what roles do businesses, governments, and civil society should play in achieving the SDGs, and how can they collaborate effectively? (150 Words Limit)

9. What advice do you have for individuals or organizations aiming to create positive change and support the SDGs? (150 Words Limit)

10. How would winning this SDG Award help you enhance your impact and expand your project? (150 Words Limit)

11. What are your future objectives regarding your selected SDG? (150 Words Limit)

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